Essential Questions Note to E11 Teachers: This page works for 2012 project in terms of directions. . .the essential questions need to be changed to reflect the new topic of hero's journey. CC. Good essential questions have some basic criteria in common: · are the questions a researcher explores while researching the topic. · are open-ended and resist a simple or single right answer. · are deliberately thought-provoking, counterintuitive, and/or controversial. · require you to draw upon content knowledge and personal experience. · can be revisited throughout the unit to engage you in evolving debate. · lead to other essential questions. · encourage a deeper understanding of a topic.
How is...? How did….? How can…? How would….? How will…? How might…? Why is…? Why did…? Why can…? Why would…? Why will…? Why might…?
Directions: Develop and post a total of eight essential questions on your Wiki, including the first four questions that were started for you below. You may not end up answering all of these questions in your paper, but they should guide you as are searching for information on your genre.
Question 1: How do (type in your genre) authors hook and hold readers?
Question 2: How do (type in your genre) writers persuade their readers?
Question 3: What is the relationship between (type in your genre) and truth?
Question 4: What truths are best communicated through the (type in your genre) genre?
Note to E11 Teachers: This page works for 2012 project in terms of directions. . .the essential questions need to be changed to reflect the new topic of hero's journey. CC.
Good essential questions have some basic criteria in common:
· are the questions a researcher explores while researching the topic.
· are open-ended and resist a simple or single right answer.
· are deliberately thought-provoking, counterintuitive, and/or controversial.
· require you to draw upon content knowledge and personal experience.
· can be revisited throughout the unit to engage you in evolving debate.
· lead to other essential questions.
· encourage a deeper understanding of a topic.
How is...? How did….? How can…? How would….? How will…? How might…?
Why is…? Why did…? Why can…? Why would…? Why will…? Why might…?
Directions: Develop and post a total of eight essential questions on your Wiki, including the first four questions that were started for you below. You may not end up answering all of these questions in your paper, but they should guide you as are searching for information on your genre.
Question 1: How do (type in your genre) authors hook and hold readers?
Question 2: How do (type in your genre) writers persuade their readers?
Question 3: What is the relationship between (type in your genre) and truth?
Question 4: What truths are best communicated through the (type in your genre) genre?
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